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Development of a clinical score to distinguish malignant from benign esophageal disease in an undiagnosed patient population referred to an esophageal diagnostic assessment program
BACKGROUND: Esophageal cancer is associated with poor prognosis. Diagnosis is often delayed, resulting in presentation with advanced disease. We developed a clinical score to predict the risk of a malignant diagnosis in symptomatic patients prior to any diagnostic tests. METHODS: We analyzed data fr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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AME Publishing Company
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139012/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32274084 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.02.07 |